Archive for June, 2007
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Sunday, June 24th, 2007Globe and Mail 23 Jun 2007 BOURBON BROWNIES? Canadians can thank their southern neighbour for the drug laws that have ensnared anti-narcotics consultant Bert Tatham ( Dubai’s Zero Tolerance – editorial, June 20 ). The United States is the biggest proponent of zero tolerance and the biggest obstacle to global drug policy reform. It’s ironic [...]
Purple Brain is the new Reefer Madness
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007AlterNet. June 23, 2007 Marsha Rosenbaum and Paul Armentano, The Purple Brain: America’s New Reefer Madness More than 70 years in the making, the long-awaited sequel to the notorious 1936 film, Reefer Madness has arrived. It’s called The Purple Brain, and just like its unintentionally campy predecessor, its purpose is to frighten Americans about marijuana. [...]
Grant Krieger still in jail and suffering!!
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007Please lend your voice to the cause of getting medical marijuana to Grant Krieger. If you wish to send a letter or make a call to protest the treatment of Grant Krieger we have provided some contact information: Steven Harper’s Conservative office 1600- 90 ST S.W. 403-253-7990 phone 403-253-8203 fax Alberta Justice, Communications 3rd floor, [...]
Free Grant Krieger protest Saturday June 23, 2007 at 12:00 Noon
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007GRANT KIEGER JAILED JUNE 18 / 2007 WITH OUT CANNABIS MEDICATION!!! Daily free Grant Krieger protests June 18, 19, 7:00 PM, 20, 21, 22 / 2007 @ 6:30 PM Free Grant Krieger protest Saturday June 23 / 2007 12:00 Noon Calgary Remand Centre 12200 85 Street NW Calgary, Alberta
Misinformation gives marijuana a bad rap
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007North Coast Journal, CA 21 Jun 2007 Hank Sims DRUNK AND STONED In case you missed it, there’s been a fascinating little war of words over marijuana, prohibition and murder playing itself out in the pages of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat over the last few days. On June 10, the Press Democrat carried a [...]
Claremont City Council’s attitude refreshing
Friday, June 22nd, 2007Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario 21 Jun 2007 Reference: Leo’s Story: Looking for Relief, More Time FOR ILL, MEDICAL MARIJUANA OUGHT TO BE OBTAINABLE We can’t say it any better than Leo said it. Still, it bears repeating. Leo, of course, is Leo Greene, our colleague and friend who is battling ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease. [...]
Shame on Judge William Pepler for sending a frail, sick man to prison without his medicine
Friday, June 22nd, 2007The Calgary Sun, AB 22 Jun 2007 Bill Kaufmann REEFER MADNESS COMES FULL CIRCLE So this is what the “war on drugs” has come to. When prohibition isn’t creating and fueling an lucrative trade, it’s locking up the infirm for the crime of helping others like them, with marijuana. And while it imprisons them, it [...]
Bryan Epis faces a return to prison
Friday, June 22nd, 2007The Chico News & Review, CA 21 Jun 2007 Robert Speer CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE After a decade of legal wrangling and more than two years in prison, med-pot pioneer Bryan Epis faces a return to prison Today ( Thursday, June 21 ) at 9:30 a.m., Bryan Epis will walk into the Sacramento courtroom of [...]
Study proves that cannabinoids help the immune system
Friday, June 22nd, 2007Otago Daily Times, New Zealand 21 Jun 2007 NEW MERIT SEEN IN CANNABIS REMEDY A cannabis folk remedy has been resurrected by scientists who found that active ingredients in the drug reduce allergic reactions. The research, conducted on mice, points the way toward new cannabis-based treatments for irritated skin. Extracts from the hemp plant were [...]
US drug policy responsible for hard drug use
Friday, June 22nd, 2007The Columbian, WA 21 Jun 2007 ADMIT DRUG WAR IS FAILING Regarding John Dunn’s June 10 guest opinion, “Meth enslaves the children of users,” methamphetamine is the latest dangerous drug to be making headlines, but it won’t be the last until policymakers acknowledge the drug war’s inherent failure. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have [...]
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